Organizing Committee:
Ia Zhvania – Head of Organizing Committee; Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor of Ilia State University; Head of The Laboratory of Brain Ultrastructure and Nanoarchitecture, Ivane Beritashvili Center of Experimental Biomedicine
Nana Japaridze – Co-organizer, Doctor of Biology, Professor of New Vision University; Senior Scientist of Laboratory of The Laboratory of Brain Ultrastructure and Nanoarchitecture, Ivane Beritashvili Center of Experimental Biomedicine
Tamar Bikashvili – Co-organizer, Doctor of Biology, Senior Scientist of Department of Neurotoxicology, Ivane Beritashvili Center of Experimental Biomedicine; Associated Professor of New Vision University
Nino Pochkhidze – Executive Secretary, PhD student, Ilia State University; Researcher, Ivane Beritashvili Center of Experimental Biomedicine
The organizers have long-term experience to arrange international scientific symposiums and conferences/symposiums/congresses related with Science and Science Education. These events were sponsored by National Science Foundation (USA), UNESCO, International Science and Technology Center (ISTC), International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), Sigma Xi, Iowa State University, European Center of Advanced Science, Federation of European Neurosciences (FENS), USA NSF Program Science Education for New Civic Engagement and Responsibility (SENCER), American Academy of Science, CRDF, GRDF, CALR ZEISS Institute (Germany), INASP (European Union), Rustaveli National Science Foundation et al.
The incomplete list of our activities is done/ represented below:
2014 – III International Scientific Symposium “Neuroplasticity: Nervous Substrate for Health and Disease: new Approaches for Research”;
2012 – II International ISTC Symposium “Neuroplasticity: Nervous Substrate for Health and Disease: new Approaches for Research”;
2012 – “Carl Zeiss Optical and Confocal Microscopy” (funded by Carl Zeiss Institute, Germany);
2012 – “Brain Awareness Week” – educational seminar for bachelor students of different universities of Georgia funded by IBRO (International Brain Research Organization) and FENS (Federation of European Neurosciences);
2010 – 1st ISTC International Scientific Symposium ““Neuroplasticity: Nervous Substrate for Health and Disease: new Approaches for Research”;
2008, 2007 – International training courses on Atomic Force Microscopy, VEECO;
2004 – 2007 – seven international workshops “Science Education for New Civic Engagement and Responsibility” (Supplementary grant of American SENCER Program funded by NSF (USA), Tbilisi, Batumi and Erevan;
2004 – “Brain Awareness Week” – educational seminar for bachelor students of different universities of Georgia funded by IBRO (International Brain Research Organization) and FENS (Federation of European Neurosciences)
2003 – International Conference „Gaining Knowledge and Skills Needed for Scientific Communication and Collaboration” funded by US “Sigma Xi Research Society”, US American Academy of Sciences, CRDF, GRDF, IWISE (International Women in Science and Engineering), European Center of Advanced Science, UNESCO, and Iowa State University (USA).